Whitecaps rally with 3 second-half goals to beat Timbers 3-2

PORTLAND — Cristian Dajome converted on a penalty kick in the 82nd minute and the Vancouver Whitecaps came from behind to beat the Portland Timbers 3-2 on Wednesday night.

Down 2-0 at halftime, Vancouver (11-9-10) got second-half goals from Deiber Caicedo and Brian White before Dajome’s penalty.

Yimmi Chara put the Timbers in front early with a left-footed goal in the 15th minute. Portland (14-12-4) doubled the lead before halftime when Dairon Asprilla’s shot got past Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau in the 42nd minute.

Caicedo scored in the 63rd minute to narrow the gap before Brian White’s header off a cross tied the game at 2 in the 74th minute. It was White’s team-leading 11th goal this season.

Josecarlos Van Rankin fouled Cristian Dajome in the box in the 81st minute, and Dajome’s penalty gave the Whitecaps the lead.

The Whitecaps, who downed Sporting Kansas City 2-1 at home on Sunday, moved into seventh place in the Western Conference with the win.

The Timbers remained in fourth place in the conference. Portland was coming off a loss to the LA Galaxy on Saturday that snapped an eight-game unbeaten streak.

The Timbers have scored in 20 straight games.

It was Portland’s final Cascadia Cup match of the season. The three-way competition with the Whitecaps and the Seattle Sounders included only games this season that had fans in attendance. Supporters created the Cascadia Cup, which is decided on points, in 2004.

WHITECAPS 3, TIMBERS 2

Vancouver 0 3—3

Portland 2 0—2

First Half—1, Portland, Chara, 6 (Paredes), 15th minute; 2, Portland, Asprilla, 9, 42nd.

Second Half—3, Vancouver, Caicedo, 5, 63rd; 4, Vancouver, White, 11, 75th; 5, Vancouver, Dajome, 9 (penalty kick), 82nd.

Goalies—Vancouver, Maxime Crepeau, Thomas Hasal; Portland, Steve Clark, Hunter Sulte, Aljaz Ivacic.

Yellow Cards—White, Vancouver, 90th+2; Paredes, Portland, 90th+3.

Referee—Guido Gonzales Jr. Assistant Referees—Ian Anderson, Corey Rockwell, Joseph Dickerson. 4th Official—Baldomero Toledo.

Lineups

Vancouver—Maxime Crepeau; Javain Brown (Cristian Dajome, 46th), Marcus Godinho (Bruno Gaspar, 61st), Cristian Gutierrez, Florian Jungwirth, Jake Nerwinski; Janio Bikel, Deiber Caicedo, Ryan Gauld (Ranko Veselinovic, 88th), Russell Teibert (Leonard Owusu, 73rd); Lucas Cavallini (Brian White, 61st).

Portland—Steve Clark; Pablo Bonilla (Marvin Loria, 86th), Larrys Mabiala, Jose Van Rankin (Zac McGraw, 86th), Dario Zuparic; Sebastian Blanco (Santiago Moreno, 64th), George Fochive, Cristhian Paredes; Dairon Asprilla, Yimmi Chara (Diego Valeri, 75th), Felipe Mora (Jaroslaw Niezgoda, 75th).